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Valkyria Chronicles DLC marching to PSN soon

A number of you have been asking about this on our weekend posts, and today SEGA has the answer. Beginning with tomorrow’s April 16th’s PlayStation Store update, gamers will be able to return to Gallia to fight some new EWII battles.

Hard EX Mode – fight your way once again through the entire Imperial army, where the enemies are more lethal and your main tank Edelweiss is unavailable. You’ll have to be more strategic in order to overcome your opponents.

Edy’s Mission “Enter the Edy Detachment” – six members have been separated from Squad 7 and on their journey to reunite with their squad, they stumble upon a tiny village under attack by the Imperial Army. Play as Edy and command your outnumbered team to defend the small village from annihilation.

Selvaria’s Mission “Behind Her Blue Flame”– Taking place right after the outbreak of Gallian battle lines, you play as Johann, a young and meek engineer assigned to Selvaria’s troop. See the action as it unfolds behind enemy lines and see the war play out through the eyes of the enemy.

We don’t do reviews or really inject opinions into the news we carry on PlayStation.Blog, but if you haven’t tried Valkyria Chronicles, you really owe it to yourself to try out this beautiful, PS3-exclusive, strategy JRPG. There’s a demo available right now on the PlayStation Store.

Also, we’ve got a few more PSB-exclusive screens for you to look at here.

QUIT WHINING ABOUT TROPHIES AND GET THE GAME ALREADY!!! Sheesh, do people around here ever stop acting like a spoiled kid? This game is the best and most epic JRPG this generation. If you love good, sentimental stories, get this game, if you love original art style with stunning looking graphics, get this game, if you love strategy mixed with action, get this game! Its a game unlike any other Strategy / RPG out there.

If you’re not getting it … you’re stupid and not helping brilliant exclusive titles like this, which everyone is crying about.

For as much as people complain about the trophy support question, Sega should really just answer the question already. They keep posting to relatively public forums such as here, their own blog, and their twitter account specifically for this game. Yet they are outright ignoring this question which is asked fairly often.

Please no “trophies aren’t needed” replies, that’s not the point. I have the game and enjoy it. To some people there is a significant amount of playtime added through trophies because there are new defined goals to reach for. It’s a valid question and one that is fair to expect Sega to at least acknowledge if not answer.

AWESOME!!!! Can’t wait. This game is amazing. It is one of my favorite games of all time. Besides the DLC, we need trophies, a sequel/spin-off, NA release of the anime (over PSN?), and more DLC. If you haven’t purchased this game then there is something wrong with you. The demo is ok, but the game is SO much better then the demo.

It kills me that people are still on the “I’m not buying it until they add trophies” kick. Please the game isn’t getting trophies and you’re missing out on a good game. I haven’t finished the game yet, got side tracked on some other games but its worth every penny.

No the game WILL NOT have trophies! Its been made clear by the devs a long time ago. Now go out and buy this incredible game!

And to those who keep b****ing about no trophies, take a look at games like R&CF and MGS4. Did the lack of trophies make the games less enjoyable? This is a game with the same caliber as those two, so if you’re holding out b/c of the lack of trophies then your are idiots!

To let everyone know, by NOT buying this game, you are telling Sega you do not want another awesome original JRPG on PS3. You’re telling Sega you rather have them make a new Sonic game over and over again instead of trying something new.

Please, just forget about trophies for once. The game wasn’t a high seller, and it definitely deserves more sales. Not buying this game because of trophies doesn’t mean Sega will just keep releasing exclusive PS3 games with trophies, it really means they may either skip releasing PS3 games (if they don’t sell) or won’t even consider bring other awesome games stateside like Yakuza 3 (which has trophies). VC is so good, trophies are NOT needed.

Anyway, I’m excited for the DLC. I have not beaten the game yet, but I’m getting closer. For sure I’ll get it sometime because Sega deserves my money bringing this awesome game to PS3, and for supporting it.

I’m not a huge DLC add-on fan, but I really couldn’t get enough of this game until real life took away my time to dedicate to it. I’m only a mission or two short of finishing the first run through and the story alone is almost worth the price of admission. Especially at $29.99.

As for trophies…yeah, it would be nice, but it’s never been a requirement for me. There are in-game medals you can get which, while you can’t show them off to your friends, add to the replay value. And it was just good fun, with a well balanced game mechanic, eye-popping graphics (it looks like freaking watercolors, for pete’s sake), and the above-mentioned fantastic story.

I was very interested in this game originally but the lack of trophies keeps the wallet in the pocked for me. If they are going to give us this great DLC show me trophy support and I’ll show them the money!

Reading through this thread, I almost have to laugh at Sony’s idiocy. They should just go and release weekly trophy packs on the PSN. 5$ gets you a combination of bronze and silver trophies. 10$ gives you the same but a gold trophy as well. But shell out 30$ and you’re given a rare (IT’S RARE GUYS WHICH MEANS AWESOME) platinum trophy. The previous week’s trophies are taken down when new ones are put up so they’re even more exclusive and you can track down who is the best of the best in gamers. DO IT SONY!

@NoobianGod And I feel bad for you that you don’t want to spend 30 dollars for a game that takes at least more than 30 hours to complete only because it doesn’t have trophies.

I wonder if there weren’t any trophies on the PS3 like over a year ago, would you people have bought the game then? Of course you would have! What more can you ask for then getting one of the best current gen RPG’s for such a bargain… my point exactly.

Sweet, I finally got around to playing this game (bought it on release day) after clearing through my back log of titles. I’m about half way so it’s nice to know the DLC is waiting for me as soon as I finish the game.

If trophies are added, I will buy this game at the $30 price point. “Why?” you ask. Because I’m a JRPG fan, but not an SRPG or shooter fan. Yes, I played the demo. Wasn’t impressed by the “innovative” battle system. Wasn’t impressed by the graphics and art style. I’ve heard about the games “great story”, but am yet to hear what the story is actually about. Due to the lack of JRPGs on the PS3, I have to give this game consideration. If this had been a traditional turn-based RPG, I’d have bought it day 1. So, it comes down to “Does this game have enough of what I want”. Not yet, but trophies would be just enough of an addition for me to purchase it. Same goes for Disgaea 3. It would be a smart idea to get that trophy patch live before the opportunity is missed. For me, the window is between now and May 19th.

“couldnt agree more with you, im still quite on the fence with this game, not a fan of the watercolour styling and battle system but trophies would seal the deal”

What? Okay, this is an amazing game for fans of the genre, I think that much is clear. But not being a fan of what the game is about BUT it having trophies would make you purchase it? Why are people so weird?